Wrexham told to keep focus as they close on Championship

Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson has told his history-chasers to keep their focus after they placed the chance of League One promotion in their own hands.

The Dragons are aiming to become the first team playing in English football's top-five tiers to achieve three successive promotions.

With co-chairman Ryan Reynolds in attendance, the north Wales side enjoyed what could be a decisive afternoon in their attempt to reach the Championship for the first time in more than four decades.

Their 3-0 victory over Burton Albion on Saturday saw them move six points clear of third-placed Wycombe Wanderers, who lost 1-0 at Reading.

It means Wrexham, who have five fixtures remaining, are now masters of their own destiny regardless of Wycombe's game in hand.

But Parkinson, with five career promotions to his name, had already made it clear to his squad that now is not the time to get carried away.

"We're in a better place than we were this morning," said Parkinson after second-half goals from Steven Fletcher, Sam Smith and Jack Marriott ended 10-man Burton's resistance.

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